Portsmouth teen escapes flipped, burning car

PORTSMOUTH — A local teenager was brought to the hospital by ambulance Sunday night after rolling over a car that caught on fire just outside the traffic circle, Fire Chief Steven Achilles said.

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Posted Nov. 19, 2013 at 2:00 AM

Posted Nov. 19, 2013 at 2:00 AM

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PORTSMOUTH — A local teenager was brought to the hospital by ambulance Sunday night after rolling over a car that caught on fire just outside the traffic circle, Fire Chief Steven Achilles said.

Firefighters were dispatched to the northbound side of the Route 1 Bypass at 9:08 p.m. for a call about the car on its side and in flames, Achilles said. Engine 1 and Ambulance 1 were dispatched from the downtown fire station, and when the first firefighters on scene confirmed the car was burning, an additional engine was dispatched from the Lafayette Road fire station, according to Achilles.

The lone occupant of the car — a 16-year-old boy from Portsmouth — had removed himself from the burning car, suffered minor abrasions and complained of pain in his left shoulder, the fire chief said. The teenager was then brought by ambulance to Portsmouth Regional Hospital for an evaluation, Achilles said.

Firefighters extinguished the car fire, while police on scene temporarily blocked traffic from the area. Achilles said firefighters remained on scene until the car was righted and towed away, to ensure there was no fuel spill and that officials were there if the fire reignited.

According to the fire chief, all responders cleared the scene at 9:52 p.m.

State police investigated the crash because it occurred on a state-owned road. Lt. Nicole Armaganian, spokeswoman for New Hampshire State Police, said there were no charges filed against the driver.